Can animals breed across species?

[Brent]

Like could a dog and cat have a baby that is half dog and half cat?

 

[Supreme Admiral]

No, Brent.

It would be weird if we do see half dog half cat.

 

[Brent]

So like a chicken and a penguin couldn't have a baby?

What about a chicken and a rooster?

 

[Shazam!]

What about a chicken and a rooster?

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[Trekker4747]

Like could a dog and cat have a baby that is half dog and half cat?

Genetics doesn't work like that.

 

[trekkiedane]

Sure they can.

See:

 

[Lindley]

If they could, they wouldn't be the same species. It's sort of in the definition of the word.

 

[Brent]

Ah, gotcha, thanks

 

[All Seeing Eye]

Are Lions and Tigers of the same species or considered two different species?

 

[SeerSGB]

Are Lions and Tigers of the same species or considered two different species?

Same Genus, different species, can interbreed to produce a Liger or Tigon

 

[All Seeing Eye]

Are Lions and Tigers of the same species or considered two different species?

Same Genus, different species, can interbreed to produce a Liger or Tigon

Then the answer to the question of "Can animals breed across species?" is yes they can.

 

[Trekker4747]

Since Brent, apparently, thinks it may have been possible for cross-species breeding I'm guessing he's not familiar with the order of classifying animals.

 

[melancholymecha]

horse + donkey= mule

does that mean that a human & a gorilla could?

 

[All Seeing Eye]

horse + donkey= mule

does that mean that a human & a gorilla could?

The real question is, has anyone ever attempted to have sex with an ape?

Scientists will say "oh it's not possible for Humans and Apes to produce offspring" but if it were possible do you think they would say so? hmmm?

I think not.

There is a way for us to bypass scientists and find out. Any volunteers?

 

[Trekker4747]

The real question is, has anyone ever attempted to have sex with an ape?

In a world where people fuck picnic tables then I'd say this situation has likely occured.

 

[melancholymecha]

people have screwed dogs and horses, havent they? I could imagine doing it with a gorilla would be hella dangerous.

 

[TheGodBen]

The real question is, has anyone ever attempted to have sex with an ape?

If there is one thing I have learned in my brief time on this Earth it is that some men will fuck anything, so I have absolutely no doubts that a human has had sex with a non-human ape. However, there has never been any substantiated cases of a Humanzee, and the most likely candidate, Oliver, was genetically tested and found to be a pure chimpanzee.

 

[Lindley]

Are Lions and Tigers of the same species or considered two different species?

Same Genus, different species, can interbreed to produce a Liger or Tigon

Then the answer to the question of "Can animals breed across species?" is yes they can.

Yes, but they cannot produce fertile offspring between species.

 

[SeerSGB]

Same Genus, different species, can interbreed to produce a Liger or Tigon

Then the answer to the question of "Can animals breed across species?" is yes they can.

Yes, but they cannot produce fertile offspring between species.

Been a few years since I read it, but why am I recalling an article about a claim of a fertile Liger.

 

[Lindley]

Fluke of nature, maybe.

Also, no one claims that our current delineations of animal types are 100% accurate.